Justin Welby says he failed to act on abuse scandal as scale was 'overwhelming'

Justin Welby says he failed to act on abuse scandal as scale was 'overwhelming'
In his first interview since resigning, the former Archbishop of Canterbury tells Laura Kuenssberg about his failures on the John Smyth case.
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